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LYON, France – The United States has become the latest country to streamline foreign officials’ travel on INTERPOL business to enhance international law enforcement cooperation.The decision makes the US the 102nd member country to acknowledge the importance of establishing procedures for officials travelling on INTERPOL-related duties.Launched in 2009, th...

SANTIAGO, Chile – Enhancing skills in asset recovery and money laundering investigations was the focus of a specialized training course for law enforcement officers in Latin America.Part of an ongoing project coordinated by INTERPOL’s Regional Bureau for South America and the Financial Action Group of Latin America (GAFILAT) supported by the European Unio...

LYON, France – International law enforcement cooperation against terrorism was the focus of a visit by high-ranking members of the US Congress to INTERPOL’s General Secretariat headquarters.Led by Hal Rogers, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, the US delegation met with INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock&nbsp; and other senior INTERPOL officia...

WASHINGTON DC, USA – INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock has highlighted the role effective information sharing and border management can play via the world police body’s global network against the global threat of foreign terrorist fighters.
&nbsp;Addressing a ministerial session during the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, the INT...

LYON, France – More than 27.5 tonnes of drugs have been seized in Operation Lionfish II, an INTERPOL-led initiative targeting the illicit trafficking of drugs and firearms by organized crime groups across Central America and the Caribbean. The seized drugs included cocaine, cannabis and heroin, with the cocaine haul alone valued at almost USD 1.3 billion....

NEW YORK CITY, USA – INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock has met with New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner William J. Bratton to identify areas for increased cooperation between the two organizations, with a focus on combating the growing global threat of terrorism.As a city which has been the target of multiple terrorist attacks, Commi...

LIMA, Peru – INTERPOL has held a series of training courses in South America to assist law enforcement in the region in effectively tackling a range of forest crimes.Some 29 participants from law enforcement across 13 countries in Central and South America gathered in Lima for a five-day (17-21 November) training course aimed at developing and improving i...